The .33 Winchester Center Fire (colloquially .33 WCF^[1] or .33 Win) is an American centerfire rifle cartridge.

Introduced by Winchester for the Model 86 lever rifle (originally chambered in .40-65), it survived until the Model 86 was dropped in 1936.^[2] It was also offered in the Marlin Model 95 and Winchester's own single-shot Model 85.^[2]

A good round for deer, elk, or black bear in wooded terrain at medium range, it out performs the ballistically similar .35 Remington, and can be improved with modern powders.^[2] The .33 WCF was replaced by the more powerful .348 Winchester, and stopped being commercially offered in 1940.^[2]

See also

• List of cartridges by caliber
• List of rifle cartridges
• List of centerfire cartridges
• 8mm caliber

References

Sources

• Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".33 Winchester", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 83, 122, & 123. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.